Poll: Martyrdom

[The Franco]

I use it in regular team deathmatch, but only because it's the only useful third perk in my opinion, although I laugh at people when they use it in hardcore. Really, it keeps me from running around blindly like an idiot while still staying on the front lines. The only time I die from martyrdom is when I'm running around like a zealous idiot; and pretty much only in headquarters, hence why I really don't play it anymore.

Sure the game is slightly unbalanced, but as the cliche goes, fight fire with fire. If the enemy team is using grenade launchers, use one yourself. If the enemy team is spamming grenades, go ahead and throw a few. If the other team all has UAV jammer, then find a class with it and use it to sneak around behind their backs. Call of Duty is a game, and if The American Heritage Dictionary has anything to say about it then a game is:

an activity providing entertainment or amusement.

All this constant bickering over what tools people can't use in order for you to win goes against this basic principal of games. If some people feel that fun is victory, then they're entitled to do it, as it's still a game. If your friend only uses a joke character in a fighting game just to screw with people, sure it's still a game. If I hunt down snipers and say the bible verse from Pulp Fiction before I lay down the law on the back of their heads before they can see me, it's still a game. I know this is starting to sound like a Chris Rock standup special, but whatever method people use in a competitive online game, keep in mind that it's still a game, and you don't have to play it when it stops being fun.

P.S. don't give me any jive about being a "pro gamer," some kid already tried that and a pro playing on Live on a wednesday afternoon makes as much sense as how a dilithium crystal can power a spaceship.

 

[Sniper_Zegai]

Due to the fact that Call of Duty 4 employs such fast paced gameplay in multiplayer and you can kill someone in a few shots, when you are running you can get killed before you can even stop and aim. This is another beef I have with Martyrdom, if I kill someone and run and there is another enemy nearby, I have to just hope that he doesn't kill me even if I could have taken him out if it wasn't for Martyrdom.

It just spoils the game for me personally. I could go on a great run and have it stopped because someone equipped a crappy perk. I think Martyrdom should be modified to be like Last Stand but instead of using a gun you can try and pull a grenade.

 

[Fire Daemon]

Does this really need to be here?

 

[Lord Krunk]

I agree entirely about it's usefulness in close combat, it's just taking out annoying snipers and noobs that's the problem. Using it where ABSOLUTELY necessary is ok, but people using it consistently is not.
At least, they could make the detonation time longer.
I believe that even though it is a legitimate kill, there is no skill required, and I believe that the honour of defeating a person in proper combat is more just.

As a whole, I support Martyrdom, but I believe that it needs a lot of tweaking.

Also, What's Last Stand? I'm only rank 18, as I don't play the game often, and I've never heard of it.

 

[The Reverend]

I never use martyrdom tbh, I'd rather use a perk that helps me constantly when I'm alive. Steady Aim is my yellow perk of choice, If I don't have time to aim down the sight at least it improves my chances of killing someone who gets the jump on me.
As for martyrdom being used against me, meh. I don't usually hang around enemy corpses long enough for it to affect me, because if I'm close enough to knife them, chances are my victim has friends close by, and standing around would be a fast way to get my ass blown off.
But martyrdom does require some tweaking, but whatever they do, it's not going to please everyone.
And "Last Stand" activates when you die and you're on the floor with just your pistol out, and you have a little time to cap people's knees before you expire or someone decides to increase your lead intake more.